Project 365 * Day 16: Dave's Salon for Wayward Shi Tzu's
There are actually no words for this picture. But did you notice Dave’s hot pink Big Shot hair dryer?
Author: Melissa
Project 365 * Day 15: Happy 4th of July!
Dave and Ethan got out and celebrated Independance day at Mustangs Saloon in Newmarket. They ate hotdogs and fries, drank Budweiser (Ethan had ‘American’ Sprite) and loved all of the US memorabilia. Ethan told me it was only for Americans but I would be allowed …
Tales from The Bush
From me:
Where are you travelling wilbury? I am starting to worry. Please send an american spirit smoke signal this way so I know you are still with us. Miss you, it has been sunny and warm since you left but supposed to start raining again tonight. Let me know if you need some ideas about where to go next. Love you, drive safe.
From Bush:
Hey there NIGATHA!! I’m alive and doing great. Stayed in a cool mom&pop camp site and they were so sweet. so far, i’ve only seen about 7 other campers. I was the only one of two peeps camping with mom&pop last night…so cool. They gave me a shovel and told me to go dig a hole in the beach, so i did and then I sat in that pool for at least 2 hours. It was awesome weather and I was cruising around in my new bikini. the beach was totally desolate and for a long time, i was the only one around. paradise! I went to a shitty little beach fish village and decided not to camp in the motor lodge there…seeing as how my camper was nicer than any house there. So, now I’m in Waitoma having a beer while using interweb cafe. Im setting camp just up the road, at a place called Juno’s-right across the street from black water rafting. I signed up for the 3pm run and so that’s where I’ll be tomorrow. I prob wont’ get back to you until Sat. afternoon. After rafting, I’m heading to Rotorua, don’t know if I spelled that right. But there, I’m going to play in mineral mud and see Maori villagers and shit. super sick time! I love the camper and it does a great job. You wouldn’t believe the miles and miles of desolate, crappy, rocky, roads I’ve been treking through. Today, I’ met a farmer (cause I got lost in a town with about 3 roads). he was working on his fence and gave me directions. He looked like Paul Newman so I told him so. He thanked me and told me directions out of town, but somehow I ended up at his farm again. “Hi Mr. Newman…don’t know how I managed to get back here again”. Ha ha ha!1 my random left hand turning at work again. I have to type fast, cuaz this cost $$. So many huge birds of prey eating roadkill. I came across this one who just stared like I was trying to get its dead meat. I was driving about 30 ks, he took off RIGHT next to my passenger window going same speed as me. I thought he was going to come in the truck! He was looking straight at me!! Kinda scarey. Today, found Land Bridge, right before dark. So, naturally, i Pull off the road and checked it out. It was SO rad and spooky, but I had my good vibe and didn’t feel scared about it. I just keep running into families doing same jaunts as me. It’s not even season for theives! Well, will try to get back to you tomorrow with more exciting news.
How are you feeling? I hope you are better now with antibiotics. Tell Ethan I love him and that my “walkabout” is just great. I’m gonna owe a lot in those road mileage fees.
LOVE YOU…
From me:
So, you should cruise by Taupo and stay with Uncle Andy. He is a single Dad who’s roomate is a male stripper. Could be good times! He is crazy – a photographer at a sky dive company.
Thanks for checking in, you know I was worrying. Have a ball, come back when you are ready, s’all good xxxx
From Bush:
well, i never spent the night with a male stripper.
Hey Nigs….sucks that ya’ll are sick. I’m gonna stay here 2 nights then. Tomorrow, gonna check the therm stuff here at rotorua, then getting massage if I can afford it, at Hell’s gate. I will hopefully whitewater raft too. I loved the caves! super wicked, mate! The glow worms are so cool! Looks like consellations on the cave ceiling. I froze my butt off! Thank goodness I already have gloves, booties, cap, etc. I was warmer than most. I wished it had been a bit more….LESS guides…like my crazy rafting trip in the jungles of Costa w no guide or clue of what was ahead. At least there’s nothing that can kill you here…snakes, serial killers, big cats. Except, I’m thinking about telling people I’m Canadian. Aside from the chick at Dave’s work, I haven’t met another yank. kinda cool, actually.
I may call Andy up tomorrow and see what’s happening. may stay there tomorrow. will plan to take off with ya’ll towards end of week. let me know your details as you get them. I will plan around you. thinking bout extending trip and going off to surf queensland, aus. I think there’s some good tickets out there, just gotta check and see how much. I’m having myself a fucking honeymoon…someone asked if I was lonely or bored, no way dude. I’m so stoked, having Bush adventures and drinking about a bottle of wine each night with heaps of brie…it’s on sale everywhere. I’m staying at the 10ten holiday park in rotorua. pulled into town exactly on schedule…if I even really had one of those. I just keep telling myself, “aren’t you enjoying yourself, princess?”…”are you ready to go yet, princess, or do you want to stay a little while longer, princess?” …do you want to wash those dishes princess, or do you just want them to sit until your next meal?…YES, let the damn things sit cause I’m on my fucking honeymoon, PRINCESS!” I love travelling alone, I get to do exactly what I want to do, whenever I want to do it…really neat.
LOVE YOU!
How ironic
After last nights whiny chocolate-loving post, Ethan returned home from his soccer game this morning with the Player of the Day trophy AND a box of 20 bars of Cadbury fundraising chocolate! I am yet to sample it, but the box assures me it’s made in …
Weekly Wrap-up: Friday 3rd July 2009
Such a good week, and such a bad week. Quite the juxtaposition I know, imagine how I feel! On one hand I want to run around the neighbourhood (ok the farm) and scream my good news to the cows and Hermione the pig and the …
Writers Prompt: Write five "Incredibly Short Books"
So, I’ve been skipping class but I’m back with this weeks Writers Prompts from Mama Kat;
1. How I keep myself swimsuit ready in the depths of New Zealand winter
Oh this is a book you must read. For real. I put lotion on my legs tonight for the first time in probably almost 3 months. Why? Because I was thinking I might get around to shaving them sometime before August. Yeah I know, how totally feral of me, but I do have excuses reasons for my lack of grooming…….like…..we are on tank water so I am always hurrying in the shower…..and….it is so damn cold when I get out of the shower that I pull my long socks and jeans on before you can say big-hairy-yeti.
2. A Mothers Guide to Taking Care of YOURSELF
This is the sequel to #1. Ethan has his kiddie vitamins, which he doesn’t really need as I feed him all natural food and heaps of fruit and veges each day, he also takes fish oil capsules to lube up his big ol brain, he drinks plenty of water at my urging, gets tonnes of exercise and sleeps 12 hours a day. Me….well, I went to see the doctor yesterday who noted that I was badly dehydrated, I was all like, but I drink plenty of Diet Coke? WTF? I can’t remember when I ate a piece of fruit last, or when I went for a run, or was able to sleep without coughing my lungs out every five minutes. Being a grown up sucks. Especially when you can’t drink wine because of your sucky expensive antibiotics that you have to take because YOU JUST AREN’T TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF!
3. Why women don’t need chocolate or caffeine
This one has to be a no-brainer. Dave came home from the supermarket last night and unloaded the last bag of groceries and handed me a king size bar of Whittakers Dairy Milk Chocolate. I couldn’t really talk because it felt like there were razor blades in my throat, but I was so happy I jumped up and down. And then I coughed. It was a glorious moment.
4. New Zealand’s Guide to Nuclear Power
This will never happen, the New Zealand voters will never agree to nuclear power. I was reminded of this today when I heard this awesome track by Tiki on the radio. It’s called You da Bomb and remixes former Prime Minister David Langes legendary anti-nuclear Oxford Union Speech.
5. The Complete & Unabridged Lexicon of George W. Bush
See above: George says nucula. The end.
Project 365 * Day 14: Ethan's Hand Puppet
Ethan is actually participating in the art projects at his new kindy! It’s amazing, the stuff he brings home is super cute as well. He does some creative stuff at home, but usually it’s of the punitive variety. He just wrote his Daddy two speeding …
Project 365 * Day 13: Welcome Home Daddy!
We threw a (small) party when Dave returned home from his two week sabbatical in Whangarei. Ethan decorated every balloon with pics of him and his Daddy – here they are on the boat fishing.
Project 365 * Day 12: Make-up Application 101
It was very quiet in the house, never a good sign when both Bush and Ethan are home. They were busy, doing their make-up. Ethan declaring that he has NEVER done this before (well, actually son you did do it when you were 2. Don’t you remember? You carved deep cavernous hollows into my Chanel compact and made momma cry for about 3 days, you had fun then too). The only reservation he had was mascara application. He told Bush he didn’t want to put that black stuff on again as it didn’t feel good on his lips. Thank god for that small miracle I guess.
Ethan on Religion
Ethan was 2.5 when he began attending a Baptist Pre-School. It wasn’t our first choice but he was too young to get into the public kindy. All was good, he had a fabulous time and his only episode of dissent was when he refused to …